Phillip L. Mesler
1933-2020
Wellsville
Phillip L. Mesler 86 of 4192 Bolivar Road and a former Bolivar resident passed away on Wednesday
January 29, 2020 in the Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville following a lengthy illness. Born on July 20,
1933 in Weston Mills, NY, he was the son of Raymond and Marion Newton Mesler. Phil married Maryann
Klien on September 29, 1990; Mrs. Mesler preceded him in death on August 30, 2005.
Phil was employed as a machinist with Dresser Rand Company in Olean for over thirty years prior to his
retirement. Phil was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving from 1952-1956. In his retirement Phil was a
dedicated volunteer at Jones Memorial in Wellsville for eleven years. He was a longtime member of the
Southside Union Chapel Olean and Faith Bible Church Little Genesee. He was a member of Heritage
AFlame Ministries traveling to India on a missionary trip to help dig water wells. Phil also was a volunteer
driver for the Allegany County Office of the Aging.
Surviving are five children. Destry (Sheryl) Mesler Panama City Beach FL, Meg (Tim) Ingram Charlotte NC,
Wendy (Kirk) Orr LaPorte City Iowa, Lisa Mesler Niagara Falls NY and Vicki Mesler Niagara Falls NY. Also
surviving are sixteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, one brother Raymond Mesler and one
sister Bernice Clark Hamburg NY. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Audrey White and JoAnn
Haynes.
There will be no prior visitation. A celebration of Life will be held at a later date which will be announced.
Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery Bolivar.
Memorials may be made to Jones Memorial Hospital, 191 North Main Street, Wellsville NY 14895.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Schaffner Funeral Home Inc. Bolivar.
Schaffner Funeral Home
